The strong centre conjecture: an invariant theory approach

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2012.09.027MaRDI QIDQ2376710zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Michael Bate, Benjamin Martin, Gerhard Röhrle

Publication date 24 June 2013

Published in Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1005.3212

zbMATH Keywords

geometric invariant theoryspherical buildingsTit's center conjecture

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Groups with a (BN)-pair; buildings (20E42) Linear algebraic groups over arbitrary fields (20G15) Buildings and the geometry of diagrams (51E24)

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to describe an approach to a a strengthened form of J. Tits' Centre Conjecture for spherical buildings. This is accomplished by generalizing a fundamental result of G. R. Kempf from Geometric Invariant Theory and interpreting this generalization in the context of spherical buildings. We are able to recapture the conjecture entirely in terms of our generalization of Kempf's notion of a state. We demonstrate the utility of this approach by proving the Centre Conjecture in some special cases.

Review text

Let \(\Delta\) be a spherical building. The centre conjecture of Tits asserts that if \(G\) is a group stabilizing a convex subcomplex \(\Sigma\) of \(\Delta\), then either \(G\) fixes a point of \(\Delta\) or \(\Sigma\) is completely reducible, meaning that every point of \(\Sigma\) has an opposite in \(\Sigma\). This conjecture was proved by a case-by-case analysis by \textit{B. Mühlherr} and \textit{J. Tits} [J. Algebra 300, No. 2, 687--706 (2006; Zbl 1101.51004)], \textit{B. Leeb} and \textit{C. Ramos-Cuevas} [Geom. Funct. Anal. 21, No. 3, 525--559 (2011; Zbl 1232.51008)] and \textit{C. Ramos-Cuevas} [Geom. Dedicata 166, 349--407 (2013; Zbl 1283.51006)]. However, it is possible to strenghten the conjecture to the case when \(\Sigma\) is only assumed to be a convex subset, not necessarily a subcomplex. In this paper, the authors prove this strengthened center conjecture for spherical buildings of reductive groups over algebraically closed fields. The methods of proof come from geometric invariant theory; one key step of the proof is a building-theoretic interpretation of previous results of \textit{G. R. Kempf} [Ann. Math. (2) 108, 299--316 (1978; Zbl 0406.14031)].

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